Enigma II : Magic Card

/27.1/ Make Me Forget About It

WARNING: Mentions of rape and there's a tad bit of smut

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I almost shrieked at the sound of the calling bell ringing. It felt like four walls around me burst in sirens of apprehension. It took more than just courage, even strength, to give a push to that door. I was holding my breath like something really malevolent, really giant was waiting for me outside that threshold. One peek, and I would be gone. For something to be that didn't absolutely have to be big, you just needed to be aware of its actual color and intention. Once you get to know it, like a cockroach a monster, a spider a jester, would be wearing you down even by doing nothing while you stand at the uttermost corner of the room, screaming, trapped in cobwebs of reality where no one cared for you enough to come set you free.

And I did. I took a sudden leap outside to catch the sight of someone even if they were running away. There was nobody.

Anna's call came right on time to put me in that wanted situation of intermission.

"Anna!"

"What took you so long?" She sounded as antsy as ever.

"I was right! I-" My voice stuck like a lump in my vocal cords, being a restraint to itself, "You know that time I sent a reply to that email that I will report it to the police?"

"Yes, did something happen?"

"It was him all along."

"What? You mean -"

I nodded, "I just got another anonymous email."

Anna went silent.

"He wrote he has more copies of these and will allocate them around in school." I was in a state about to explode into shards, my brain couldn't think straight, "What am I supposed to do, Anna?"

"I think he's just playing with you at this point."

"I got him rusticated, Anna. Before he left, he was pointing daggers at me saying how he would see me later and - " I couldn't finish the sentence. I didn't need to.

"Stop. He's nothing but a coward, I mean who could do such outrageous and heinous thing unless they're a coward and a money-greedy asshole?"

"A psychopath would. He is a psychopath."

"You got a point there."

"See?" I closed the door behind me, retreating to the house.

"That doesn't mean you will stay back at your home fearing the outside world for that one man."

"He has a whole group of slaves consorting him."

"Those are nitwits as he is, can't do anything but show off the tone of their voice."

"That only means he is enough strong to overcome the weak points."

"No. it doesn't."

"It does."

She let out a sigh, "Fine. I know you're staying back home, so I'm gonna drop by your place this evening, and then we can discuss together to find a solution for this."

"No, actually-"

"Actually what?"

"Actually...I won't be home. I-I will have to go somewhere."